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Order of Business (2 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: When will the acute hospitals review be published? When will the eligibility for health and personal social services Bill be published? A publication date of 2009 is given. This acute hospitals review will have serious permutations in terms of the delivery of hospital services in places such as Mallow General Hospital. The Ceann Comhairle should know that we are awaiting this review...

Order of Business (2 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: On a procedural matter, if I raise it under Standing Order 32 it will not be taken and neither will it be taken if I seek to raise it on Adjournment. I am a Member for Cork East and I want to raise the issue of Mallow General Hospital, but I am being told I cannot do so. They are diminishing the services to the hospital by stealth as we speak.

Order of Business (2 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: A review report is sitting in the national hospitals office of the Health Service Executive, of which we do not have sight. Before that report is even issued——-

Order of Business (2 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: ——they are diminishing the hospital services. The people of Mallow and its catchment area will be without a hospital before long and I do not have the wherewithal to raise the issue here.

Written Answers — Employment Support Services: Employment Support Services (2 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 91: To ask the Minister for Social and Family Affairs the arrangements in place to assist carers to re-engage with the workforce or training or education after the death of the person they are caring for; and the way the income needs of long-term carers are met by his Department in these circumstances. [12200/08]

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (2 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 200: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance the start date for the proposed Fermoy flood relief scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12243/08]

Written Answers — Flood Relief: Flood Relief (2 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 201: To ask the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance if he will clarify plans for the proposed lowering of the weir in Fermoy, County Cork; if a timetable has been established for the work; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12244/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 235: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will expedite an appointment for assessment by the Asperger's syndrome specialist team in Cork for a person (details supplied) who is experiencing learning difficulties; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11297/08]

Written Answers — Services for People with Disabilities: Services for People with Disabilities (2 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 239: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the breakdown nationally of the number awaiting assessment for suspected autism related conditions; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11317/08]

Written Answers — Patient Statistics: Patient Statistics (2 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 263: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of victims of strokes under the age of 40 between the years 2005 to date in 2008; if she has taken measures to highlight this issue; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11442/08]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (2 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 264: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if her attention has been drawn to the plans by ambulance personnel to strike across the State; the measure she is putting in place to address their concerns; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11444/08]

Written Answers — Health Service Staff: Health Service Staff (2 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 349: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the breakdown of the number of occupational therapist positions waiting to be filled nationally; the steps she is taking to meet the shortage in occupational therapists; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11779/08]

Written Answers — Care of the Elderly: Care of the Elderly (2 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 429: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the number of public beds in private and public hospitals allocated for elderly long stay patients in Cork City and County; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12233/08]

Written Answers — Child Care Services: Child Care Services (2 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 432: To ask the Minister for Health and Children her views on making funding available toward the cost of childcare for working parents in view of the increasing cost of living here resulting from rising food prices, house prices and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12237/08]

Written Answers — Ambulance Service: Ambulance Service (2 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 442: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if she will establish an ambulance base in Mitchelstown, County Cork; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12401/08]

Written Answers — Health Services: Health Services (2 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 443: To ask the Minister for Health and Children if the Health Service Executive has been instructed to divert the €110 million allocated in Budget 2008 for the implementation of the fair deal scheme into other areas of health spending; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12402/08]

Written Answers — Hospital Waiting Lists: Hospital Waiting Lists (2 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 444: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the breakdown nationally of the number of people awaiting orthopaedic procedures for example hip replacements, knee replacements and so on; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [12404/08]

Written Answers — Dispute Resolution: Dispute Resolution (2 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 506: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment if he will intervene in negotiations between the Industrial Development Authority and the owner of a plant (details supplied) in County Cork which are currently at a standstill over the IDA's valuation of the freehold, which if purchased by the owner of the unit would enable them to divide the unit into 15 smaller units...

Written Answers — Industrial Development: Industrial Development (2 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 518: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the plans a company (details supplied) have to either use or sell their site at Carrigtwohill; if he plans to enter talks with the company with a view to securing the future development of the site; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [12257/08]

Written Answers — Food Prices: Food Prices (2 Apr 2008)

Seán Sherlock: Question 633: To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food the rate of food price inflation; her views on rising food prices; the measures being taken to combat the problem; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [11443/08]